Havana, August 6 (PL-RHC) -- The U.S. interfaith group Pastors for Peace maintains its commitment to solidarity with the Cuban people, in defiance of the economic, financial and commercial blockade imposed by the United States for more than half a century.... More


Havana, August 6 (RHC) -- The Association for Science and Technology of Food in Cuba and other related institutions will host the 6th Latin American and Caribbean Congress on Quality and Safety of Food from September 15th through the 19th. ... More


Havana’s José Martí Memorial in Revolution Square will be the venue of a photo exhibit titled Fidel es Fidel (Fidel is Fidel), by Cuban documentary maker, Roberto Chile... More


Sports News Roundup Aug 5

The male quintet of Cuba managed to be included among the top 4 teams at the Centrobásquet Tournament, located in Nayarit, Mexico, to combine their 72-67 win over Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic's 73-68 victory over Jamaica.... More


Buenos Aires, August 5 (RHC) -- Argentina's Legal and Technical Secretary to the Presidency, Carlos Zannini, is overseeing a group of experts in international law as they draft the suit the government of President Cristina Fernandez will file against U.S. Judge Thomas Griesa. The judge recently ruled on full repayment to holdout bondholders at the International Court of Justice in the Hague. ... More


Santiago, August 5 (RHC) -- The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) has lowered its economic growth forecast for the region to 2.2 percent, the UN agency said Monday.... More


Tel Aviv, August 5 (RHC)-- The Israeli army plans to continue its deadly attacks in the besieged Gaza Strip, after conducting massacres in the blockaded territory for over four weeks.... More


Baghdad, August 5 (RHC)-- In northern Iraq, Kurdish security forces are battling Sunni militants near the site of the country’s largest dam. ... More


Freetown, August 5 (RHC)-- In West Africa, the death toll from a historic outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus has risen to 887, with more than 1,600 people infected. ... More


Rome, August 5 (Mercopress-RHC) -- In Latin America and the Caribbean, more food is lost and wasted than is needed to meet the nutritional needs of the 47 million people who still suffer from hunger in the region, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations.... More


Havana, August 5 (RHC) -- A new and repulsive kind of fascism is surfacing at this moment of human history, as over seven billion people struggle for their own survival, writes Cuban Revolution leader Fidel Castro in his Reflection published on Tuesday under the title “Palestinian Holocaust in Gaza.”... More


Havana, August 5 (RHC) -- Cuban customs officials said on Monday that 69 cases of travellers from South and North America brought packages or parcels for others between January and May this year, with 19 of those packages identified as containing drugs. ... More


Washington, August 5 (RHC) -- The United States admitted on Monday that they sent a group of Latin American youth to Cuba on a program aimed at encouraging a regime change on the island, under the umbrella of civic and health initiatives.... More


Montevideo, August 5 (RHC) -– Uruguayan President Jose Mujica thanked Cuba for its medical support over the past several years, which included over 50,000 free eye surgeries and for what he called a great lesson of ethics. ... More


Paris, August 5 (RHC) -- After imposing a record fine on the Paris’ Bank BNP Paribas, U.S. authorities are now planing to punish another French bank for an alleged violation of Washington's sanctions of several countries, including Cub... More


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